Africa Climate Summit 2023 – Nairobi: Resource page

The inaugural Africa Climate Summit, championed by H.E. President Ruto of Kenya, took place from 4-6 September 2023 in Nairobi, focused on delivering climate-positive growth and finance solutions for Africa and the world. It sought to address the increasing exposure to climate change and global warming, and its associated costs, both globally and particularly in Africa.

AfCFTA Update, August 2023

What will the AfCFTA change and what will remain the same?

The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement may start soon. In this Update, we remind readers of what the legal instruments of the AfCFTA provide for in respect of its key features.

Expectations about what will happen when implementation starts should be informed by what the State Parties accepted as new commitments, and what they want to retain from existing structures and regional agreements.

tralac Newsletter, August 2023

In this Newsletter, we continue to discuss certain features of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), but we also carry items on other regional developments, including the SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government, and the coup in Niger.

We also highlight some of tralac’s recent work on trade and value chains in North Africa in the context of the AfCFTA.

tralac Regional Resources

tralac maintains a collection of regional and national trade-related resources and policy documents, including copies of the texts and annexes of regional trade agreements from the African RECs, the AfCFTA, TFTA and African Union.

We also offer resources on Africa’s global trade relations, including the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the EU, BRICS trade, and Brexit.